The first event was a wedding with the Looten family! One of Josh's cousins (second cousin, I think) was getting married, so we met the Springfield Lootens there as well! The theme of the wedding was an old Hollywood theme, so all of the guests were asked to dress in black and white, they had the wedding in a theater, there were movie quotes on all of the favors, etc, etc. They really did a good job carrying the theme throughout the wedding; there were some really neat touches (like they offered jujubees and candy as you went into the theater for the ceremony- which was great to keep Laney quiet!!). Anyway, we had a good time visiting with family, and Leila and Laney both looked pretty cute in their black and white dresses!
On the trip down, we discovered something about Elena- she LOVES fruit snacks. I picked up a bag just to snack on during the drive, yeah, she ate the WHOLE BAG before we hit Jeff City!
We spent most of the time at the reception hanging out with Mom & Dad Looten, Aunt Shell, Grandma Looten, Tim, Jess & Leila. Dad & Aunt Shell obviously loved the soup! :)
Laney wasn't crazy about the soup... but she was happy to dip carrots in ranch and suck the ranch off all night long! I figure, she's got to be scraping off some of the carrot! :)
Uncle Tim & Leila, hanging out!
Grandma Looten and Laney were buds- mostly 'cause Grandma Looten kept feeding Elena the sweet mints from the cake table! :) Our little girl sure has a sweet tooth!
The two girls together in their black and white. It was hard to get a good picture of the two of them, because every time they got close Leila wanted to grab and Elena, and Elena wanted nothing to do with it! It was pretty funny.
So this obviously isn't from the wedding, this is from the next day. But Laney absolutely LOVES this huge box we have at church to collect things for missions. Anyway, most of the time, it just has Elena in it, dancing like a wild woman. Here's a picture...
But, it's better in live action!
Laney wasn't too interested in pizzas, but she was pretty excited about the "nanas"
Grandma Price was happy to miss some of the football action to read Laney her FAVORITE book about farm animals!! :)
And, Elena enjoyed torturing the poor barn kitties who just wanted inside!
Last, but not least, in the list of fun events, was a dual birthday part for Mom & Sam. This party happily coincided with Kate's "rock star" trip to Columbia! She flew in on Saturday, so Kate, Ruth and I went to see "He's Just Not That Into You" at the theaters. The movie was actually really funny, though probably not a movie that Josh would have wanted to go to with me, so I was happy to get to go with a couple of girls, even if it was ABSOLUTELY PACKED in the theater. We spent most of the previews begging these people to scoot over one seat so we could sit together! They eventually did, and we all enjoyed the movie!
Saturday evening we had birthday dinner for Mom & Sam- meatloaf muffins and mac & cheese, a classic meal! We brought games to play, too, but somehow we had too much fun talking and laughing, and never got to the games. On Sunday, we went to church, went out to eat, and then Kate hung out at our house for an hour or so until it was time for her MO-X trip back to the airport. It was definitely a flying trip, but we had a great time hanging out with her!
And the lid to the cake pan!
Elena has started trying to use a spoon. It doesn't always go so well... but it's a work in process!
The birthday boy... (yay for lemon cake!)
and the birthday girl! Sorry, Mom, it was the only picture I had of you!
Poor Bob, this is how I feel after the last few weeks, too!
Uncle Tim & Leila, hanging out!
Grandma Looten and Laney were buds- mostly 'cause Grandma Looten kept feeding Elena the sweet mints from the cake table! :) Our little girl sure has a sweet tooth!
The two girls together in their black and white. It was hard to get a good picture of the two of them, because every time they got close Leila wanted to grab and Elena, and Elena wanted nothing to do with it! It was pretty funny.
So this obviously isn't from the wedding, this is from the next day. But Laney absolutely LOVES this huge box we have at church to collect things for missions. Anyway, most of the time, it just has Elena in it, dancing like a wild woman. Here's a picture...
But, it's better in live action!The day after the wedding was Super Bowl Sunday, so we had out normal youth party at the Scott's house. We always have a good time with that party, lots of food, and two big tvs- so the youth spend most of the evening downstairs, and the adults spend most of the time upstairs, visiting and watching! Although we were all quite bummed when the Cardinals lost, at least they made it a close game. And, as usual, there were some pretty good commercials!
Laney wasn't too interested in pizzas, but she was pretty excited about the "nanas"
Grandma Price was happy to miss some of the football action to read Laney her FAVORITE book about farm animals!! :)
Aunt Ruthie did what every good aunt does, and shoved Laney full of sugar! Elena even learned a new word- "Nerts"
And, Elena enjoyed torturing the poor barn kitties who just wanted inside!
Last, but not least, in the list of fun events, was a dual birthday part for Mom & Sam. This party happily coincided with Kate's "rock star" trip to Columbia! She flew in on Saturday, so Kate, Ruth and I went to see "He's Just Not That Into You" at the theaters. The movie was actually really funny, though probably not a movie that Josh would have wanted to go to with me, so I was happy to get to go with a couple of girls, even if it was ABSOLUTELY PACKED in the theater. We spent most of the previews begging these people to scoot over one seat so we could sit together! They eventually did, and we all enjoyed the movie!
Saturday evening we had birthday dinner for Mom & Sam- meatloaf muffins and mac & cheese, a classic meal! We brought games to play, too, but somehow we had too much fun talking and laughing, and never got to the games. On Sunday, we went to church, went out to eat, and then Kate hung out at our house for an hour or so until it was time for her MO-X trip back to the airport. It was definitely a flying trip, but we had a great time hanging out with her!
We may never have played the games, but Kate and Elena had a great time playing with the pieces of Whoonu!
And the lid to the cake pan!
Elena has started trying to use a spoon. It doesn't always go so well... but it's a work in process!
The birthday boy... (yay for lemon cake!)
and the birthday girl! Sorry, Mom, it was the only picture I had of you!
Poor Bob, this is how I feel after the last few weeks, too!
Ok, well there was the first major post... stay tuned for a new post, with pics of the fun we've had in the beautiful weather we've been blessed with the last few weeks!
3 comments:
You guys do keep busy! Love your pics. G'De
Love the picture of Bob resting on his bunny :) And the dancing Elena video is, as usual, priceless! I always love the videos the most, keeps me in touch. can't wait to see you guys in a few weeks!!!
Thanks, Liz! We could have skipped a picture of the birthday girl! It was a great weekend, though.
Love the video of Elena dancing in the box.
Everyone looks so fancy dressed in black and white at the wedding, very cool.
-Mom
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